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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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